Next roomnew movie Pedro Almodovarwhich won last weekend at the prestigious Venice Film Festival. The film won the Golden Lion for best film, the event’s highest award. It is also the first Spanish feature film in history to win the statuette. And Almodovar He becomes the second national director to achieve this result after Luis Buñuel with French production Belle de Jour (Beautiful during the day) in 1976. However, there is one fact that has attracted a lot of attention.
Just a few days before this Next room After winning in Venice, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the three finalist films that will be presented to Spain at the Oscars ceremony. And these are Almodovar none of them. The chosen ones Blue Star, Frame And Second Prize. After the Golden Lion, the director from La Mancha is nominated for the best Spanish film of the year, but is not among the contenders. And the explanation is actually very simple.
Absence Almodovar This is not due to any neglect on the part of scientists. The reality is that Next room does not meet the Hollywood Academy’s standards for eligibility in the Best International Film category. Although the award’s name was changed at the time, the rules still stipulate that films must contain more than 50% of their dialogue in a language other than English. And although the Spanish director has filmed in Spanish his entire life, this is the first feature he has released that was shot entirely in English.
That’s why, Next room It doesn’t fit into the current rules that come out of Hollywood and won’t be in the running for the Oscar for best foreign film, although it will be in the running for the Goya award. Last year, Snow Society from Juan Antonio Bayona She was even among the nominees. Finally lost to a German Area of interestalthough it was a great achievement to be there. Almodovar will not be able to repeat the national success, although among Blue Star, Frame And Second Prize The one who tries will come out.
It’s not all bad news
Despite Next room is not in the running for the aforementioned award, this does not mean that it cannot be at the Oscars in 2025. And the Hollywood Academy may consider it in other nominations. Thus, the film may be among the nominees for the Best Film award, which will be a new milestone for Spanish cinema own Pedro Almodovar He could also receive new nominations for best director and actress. Julianne Moore And Tilda Swinton They have options to become candidates for Best Actress.
Being an English-language film, it is more accessible to American audiences. This could catapult it to the gala, which will take place on the night of March 2-3, 2025. Without a doubt, its status as a Venice Film Festival winner makes it one of the current favourites to achieve this goal. We can only hope that people continue to talk about it in the coming months and that the gravitational pull Almodovar And Next room don’t get discouraged.
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